In this new edition of the definitive Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook, edited by CheriT Weible and Karen Janke, expert contributors clearly explain the complexities of getting materials for patrons from outside the library. This collection presents a complete view of the interlibrary loan (ILL) process, with contributions from all areas of the technical services community, providing Guidance on how to do ILL efficiently and effectively, with advice on being a considerate borrower and lender Details of preferred staffing and management techniques, showing how best practices can be implemented at any institution Discussion of important issues that can fall between the cracks, such as hidden copyright issues, and the logistics of lending internationally As consortia and other library partnerships share ever larger fractions of their collections, this book gives library staff the tools necessary for a smoothly functioning ILL system.

Guidance on how to do ILL efficiently and effectively, with advice on being a considerate borrower and lender.

A must-have for librarians and their staffs working at all levelsfrom beginner to expert Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery is a how-to guide to organizing an interlibrary loan department, providing extensive content on copyright law, ILL management systems, and human resources. This comprehensive book includes an introductio

Updating the fourth edition of 1991, this reference provides current information on the interlibrary loan policies of some 1,425 academic, public, and special libraries in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada, for librarians who need to know in advance what types of material a particular library loans and what charges will be incurred. The arrangement is alphabetical by state, and within each state, alphabetical by name of library or institution. New to this edition are Ariel addresses, Internet addresses, and a number of new indexes including libraries that loan government documents, periodicals, microforms, computer software, newspapers, and media. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Directory of interlibrary loan policies among librarys in the USA - includes data on the availability of photocopy services and international loan services, etc.